At Firebase Lindstrom, Charlie Company of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division prepares to fire mortars on mountainside Taliban positions near the Nuristan province town of Barg-e Matal, Afghanistan.

Troops from Charlie Company, U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, help local villagers rescue timber from a blaze set when Taliban rockets struck a hotel and sawmill in the town of Barg-e Matal, Nuristan province, Afghanistan.

Close to 100 "Shura" (a "parliament" of chosen village leaders) members convene at the U.S. Army's "Camp Keating" in Afghanistan's northeastern Nuristan province to plan a future of peace and development in the region. Playing a front-line security role in the process is the Afghan National Army.

Close to 100 "Shura" (a "parliament" of chosen village leaders) members convene at the U.S. Army's "Camp Keating" in Afghanistan's northeastern Nuristan province to plan a future of peace and development in the region. Playing a front-line security role in the process is the Afghan National Army.